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Data Officer

The University of Edinburgh

City of Edinburgh

Hybrid

GBP 34,000 - 40,000

Full time

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Job summary

An established institution is seeking two Data Officers to join their innovative Climate Partnerships team. This role involves providing technical expertise to support climate action across Scotland, including data analysis, methodology development, and workshop facilitation. With a focus on delivering impactful climate solutions, you'll collaborate with local authorities and contribute to significant environmental projects. Enjoy a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits while working in a dynamic, hybrid environment that values diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Defined pension scheme

Staff discounts

Flexible work conditions

Qualifications

Strong data analysis and presentation skills are essential.
Knowledge of public sector climate policy is highly valued.

Responsibilities

Support Scottish Local Authorities in climate action initiatives.
Collect and analyze datasets to inform government policy.

Skills

Data analysis

Presentation skills

Public sector climate policy knowledge

Problem-solving strategies

Written and verbal communication

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Grade UE06: £34,132-£39,355 per annum

College of Science and Engineering, School of GeoSciences

Fixed-term: Until 31 March 2026

Number of posts: 2

The Opportunity

We are looking for two Data Officers to work on the new Scottish Climate Intelligence Service (SCIS) Programme at the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI).

Interested in being part of a project that supports delivery of climate action in Scotland?

Join the Climate Partnerships team at the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute to work on the SCIS programme where you will provide technical expertise and support to Scottish Local Authorities to scale up and deliver climate action. The role will include providing support to the team in collecting and analysing datasets, helping to inform methodology developments for the Scotland-wide dataset to provide insights for local and national government policy, supporting the team in the creation and delivery of workshops, identifying and sharing best practice with the local authorities, and supporting other spatial data projects.

Job Description

Grade UE06: £34,132-£39,355 per annum

College of Science and Engineering, School of GeoSciences

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: Until 31 March 2026

Number of posts: 2

The Opportunity

We are looking for two Data Officers to work on the new Scottish Climate Intelligence Service (SCIS) Programme at the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI).

Interested in being part of a project that supports delivery of climate action in Scotland?

Join the Climate Partnerships team at the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute to work on the SCIS programme where you will provide technical expertise and support to Scottish Local Authorities to scale up and deliver climate action. The role will include providing support to the team in collecting and analysing datasets, helping to inform methodology developments for the Scotland-wide dataset to provide insights for local and national government policy, supporting the team in the creation and delivery of workshops, identifying and sharing best practice with the local authorities, and supporting other spatial data projects.

You’ll be joining the Climate Partnerships team within ECCI; we are a team of 12+ working on various programmes to support delivery of climate action by private and public stakeholders across Scotland. SCIS is a partnership between the ECCI and the Improvement Service.

This post is a full-time position (35 hours per week). We’re a hybrid working team, with an expectation of working at least two days a week in the office in Edinburgh, and with the option to work in the office more frequently if preferred.

The salary for this post is £34,132 to £39,355 per annum. Please note that the successful candidate could only be offered between £34,132-£36,130, and any offer made will be dependent on previous experience.

Your Skills And Attributes For Success

Strong data analysis and presentation skills
Knowledge of public sector climate policy and/or delivery
Adaptable in applying diverse problem-solving strategies
Proven written and verbal communication skills
Confident in working independently

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Application Information

To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter.

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

A competitive salary
An exciting, positive, creative, and rewarding place to work.
Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work conditions. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 16th May, 2025.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.

Interviews will be held on the week of the 26 th of May, 2025.

About Us

As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.

About The Team

The School of GeoSciences explores the factors and forces that shape our world. The School aims to understand the world through fundamental curiosity-driven research and to support prescient decision-making at individual to global scales. We undertake world-leading research; offer new ways of understanding natural and social drivers of change; provide inter-and trans-disciplinary solutions; and work in partnership to improve livelihoods and explore ways to manage the environment that are both sustainable and socially equitable.

With over 500 academics, researchers and research students, we are the largest and most successful interdisciplinary grouping of geoscientists and geographers in the UK. Research activity is coordinated within three main Research Institutes – Global Change, Earth and Planetary Science, and Geography and the Lived Environment – and within smaller research groupings that reach across and beyond the School.

A distinctive feature of the School is the combination of academic strength, intellectual breadth and societal relevance. Our interdisciplinary research and teaching builds on established core disciplines (ecology, environmental sciences, geography, geophysics, meteorology, oceanography) to provide a variety of approaches to understanding the world (including, for example, system-scale modelling, process studies and the development of urban and social theory). The School’s research covers fundamental ‘blue-skies’ questions, as well as having application to key societal challenges including inequality and vulnerability; urban precarity; nature and cultural meaning; development and sustainability; climate and environmental change; energy, food and water security; health and wellbeing; natural resources; and natural hazards.

The School of GeoSciences aims to recognise and value diversity in our staff and students, and to support flexible and family-friendly working.

More details about the School is available from http://www.ed.ac.uk/geosciences

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